Weihao Xu

PhD @ZuckermanBrain @ColumbiaBME

[Weihao Xu @weihao_xu]

Here’s the story on our work. We are so excited about this discovery! And we hope others can leverage it to further understand the mind-body connection, and how the brain’s resting activity can reveal its hidden wiring.

Many thanks to the Zuckerman Institute communications team, especially writer @cqchoi, for capturing the story so beautifully.

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

How do you lift a spoon to your mouth and perform other complex motions that use more than one body part? A newly discovered blueprint of how the body of a mouse is represented in its brain could help researchers solve this mystery. Research from Weihao Xu in our former @HillmanLab, now @StJude.

Read more from @NatureComms:
https://t.co/MauADxc0mL

[Weihao Xu @weihao_xu]

This paper means a lot to me: it’s my first and only paper as lead author, after a decade in academic research! Its publication is a dream come true for me in every possible way. Many thanks to my PhD advisor @HillmanLab and all my co-authors, collaborators, and reviewers who contributed to this work.

Paper: https://t.co/7alAD3Uvkb
Story: https://t.co/t2m7dvyWxP

[Weihao Xu @weihao_xu]

I still can’t believe it. My PhD project of 8+ years at @HillmanLab, @ZuckermanBrain and @ColumbiaBME was published today in @NatureComms! We present a newly discovered body map in the secondary motor cortex (M2) of the mouse brain.

[Weihao Xu @weihao_xu]

We spent a lot of time validating the newly found map: 1) the map is structurally linked to homologous sensory regions, 2) corticospinal neuron recordings show it is distinct from the primary motor cortex, and 3) it is selectively engaged during complex multi-part movements.

[Elizabeth M. C. Hillman @HillmanLab]

Out now in @NatureComms! We found a body-part map in secondary motor cortex (M2) - in the weirdest way.

Congratulations @weihao_xu, and thanks to @NIH BRAIN initiative, @ZuckermanBrain and @StJude.

Come see us at #SfN26!

https://t.co/RZLsAkdWhM

[Weihao Xu @weihao_xu]

@neurojojo Lolol listening now

[Weihao Xu @weihao_xu]

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